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<p /> <p>The full employment clause in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill places a duty
on the Secretary of State to lay a report before Parliament detailing progress towards
full employment. The first annual report will set out the interpretation of full employment.</p><p>
</p><p>It would not be appropriate to use the Europe 2020 strategy as the basis for
defining full employment, as the UK employment rate for those aged 20-64, which currently
stands at 76.5%, has already exceeded the target recommended in that report.</p>
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